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2026 Midterm Elections Guide
About this election guide
This page lists candidates running for federal, state, and local offices in the 2026 general election, commonly known as the midterms. The races that appear on your ballot depend on your residential address and voting district. Candidates currently serving in the office are marked (incumbent).
This guide is provided for informational purposes and does not represent an endorsement of any candidate or political party.
Last updated: August 25, 2026
Statewide
Governor of Iowa
Rob Sand
Democratic
Zach Lahn
Republican
U.S. Senate
Josh Turek
Democratic
Ashley Hinson
Republican
Thomas Laehn
Libertarian
Iowa Secretary of State
Ryan Peterman
Democratic
Paul D. Pate (incumbent)
Republican
Iowa Attorney General
Nate Willems
Democratic
Brenna Bird (incumbent)
Republican
Iowa Treasurer
John Norwood
Democratic
Roby Smith (incumbent)
Republican
U.S. House
U.S. House, District 1
Christina Bohannan
Democratic
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (incumbent)
Republican
Michael Bridgford
No Party
Iowa Senate and House
Iowa Senate District 43
Meghann Foster
Democratic
Iowa Senate District 45
Janice Weiner (incumbent)
Democratic
Iowa House District 85
Amy Nielsen (incumbent)
Democratic
Iowa House District 86
Dave Jacoby (incumbent)
Democratic
Iowa House District 89
Elinor A. Levin (incumbent)
Democratic
Daniel Arch
No Party
Iowa House District 90
Adam Zabner (incumbent)
Democratic
Iowa House District 91
Mark Divitt
Democratic
Judd Lawler (incumbent)
Republican
Iowa House District 92
Brittany Erickson
Democratic
Heather Hora (incumbent)
Republican
Johnson County
Johnson County Board of Supervisors District 1
Lisa Green-Douglass (incumbent)
Democratic
Greg Erceg
Republican
Johnson County Board of Supervisors District 2
Jon Green (incumbent)
Democratic
Phil Hemingway
Republican
Johnson County Board of Supervisors District 3
Sue Dvorsky
Democratic
Jennie Wunderlich
Republican
Johnson County Board of Supervisors District 4
V Fixmer-Oraiz (incumbent)
Democratic
Wanda Foster
Republican
Johnson County Board of Supervisors District 5
Mandi Remington (incumbent)
Democratic
Donna Dane
Republican
Johnson County Treasurer
Scott Finlayson (incumbent)
Democratic
County Recorder
Kim Painter (incumbent)
Democratic
County Attorney
Rachel Zimmermann Smith (incumbent)
Democratic
Ballot Issues
Iowa Constitutional Amendment: Taxation Limitations (50% required)
The Constitution of the State of Iowa is amended by adding the following new section to new Article XIII:
ARTICLE XIII. TAXATION LIMITATIONS. Section 1.
Two-thirds majority vote for state tax law changes.
Passage of a bill that increases the individual income tax rate or the corporate income tax rate, or the rate of any other type of tax based upon income or legal and special reserves, shall require the affirmative votes of at least two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the general assembly. This requirement does not apply to taxes imposed at the option of a local government. Passage of a bill that establishes a new tax on any type of income or legal and special reserves imposed by the state shall require the affirmative votes of at least two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the general assembly. A lawsuit challenging the proper enactment of a bill under this section must be filed no later than one year following the enactment. If such a lawsuit is not filed within the one-year limit, the bill shall be considered properly enacted under this section. Each bill to which this section applies must include a separate provision describing the requirements for enactment prescribed by this section. The general assembly shall enact laws to implement this section.
County Jail Bond (60% required)
Shall the County of Johnson, State of Iowa, issue its general obligation bonds in an amount not exceeding the amount of $94,500,000 for the purpose of acquiring land and constructing, equipping and furnishing a new sheriff’s office and jail facility?
City of Hills Bond (60% required)
Shall the City of Hills, in Johnson County, State of Iowa, enter into a loan agreement and issue general obligation bonds in an amount not exceeding $5,100,000 for the purpose of paying the cost, to that extent, of constructing furnishing and equipping a municipal building, including fire protection and city hall functionalities?
Lone Tree Community School District Bond (60% required)
Shall the Board of Directors of the Lone Tree Community School District in the Counties of Johnson and Louisa, State of Iowa, be authorized to contract indebtedness and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $6,900,000 to provide funds to remodel, repair, and improve the school building for energy efficiency, including HVAC, mechanical, electrical, and site improvements?
Mid-Prairie Community School District Bond (60% required)
Shall the Board of Directors of the Mid-Prairie Community School District in the Counties of Washington, Iowa, and Johnson, State of Iowa, be authorized to contract indebtedness and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not to exceed $19,000,000 to provide funds to build, furnish, and equip an addition to the high school, including a new events entrance, auditorium, and fine arts classrooms, with related remodeling and improvements and related site improvements; and to renovate, improve, furnish and equip several existing special education and general education classrooms?
Kirkwood Community College bond (60% required)
Shall Kirkwood Community College (Merged Area X) in the Counties of Benton, Black Hawk, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Linn, Louisa, Poweshiek, Tama, and Washington, be authorized to renovate, improve, erect, and equip facilities to modernize learning spaces with an emphasis on health sciences, industrial technologies, agricultural sciences, and business and information technology, contract indebtedness therefor, and issue General Obligation Bonds in an amount not exceeding $88,000,000 for those purposes?